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as i said, i saw that damage up close for hurricane sandy. weather disasters have destroyed millions of acres of farmland and affected millions of families in every state and corner of this country. we're considering a disaster bill today. the farm bill is a disaster bill because it not only has disaster assistance, but it creates five-year certainty for our growers, who deserve it. they deserve to know what's going to be happening. they deserve to know so they can go into their bank, they can talk about their financing for the coming crop year and be able to plan as well as get immediate help. now, i support passing a disaster bill. and agriculture should be a part of this. but it's not enough. we need to do that and we need to have a five-year farm bill in order to create the certainty that we need. we have spent so much time focusing on how we move forward with agriculture today and create the right kind of risk management tools for the future, and i'm very proud of what we've been able to do. and we in agriculture, the committees have als
as i said, i saw that damage up close for hurricane sandy. weather disasters have destroyed millions of acres of farmland and affected millions of families in every state and corner of this country. we're considering a disaster bill today. the farm bill is a disaster bill because it not only has disaster assistance, but it creates five-year certainty for our growers, who deserve it. they deserve to know what's going to be happening. they deserve to know so they can go into their bank, they can...
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Dec 18, 2012
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but it's not just hurricane sandy. we've had a record number last year of disasters around the country. so yes, there's some money in this bill for other disasters, and if we have to increase or decrease that sum to accommodate some of the interest of the members, we're going to have to do so. to get help not only to the northeast but to other areas of the country as well. senators from north dakota that experienced terrible flooding, we were a little bit short on sending money to them, perhaps we should fix that in this bill. there have been some agriculture areas that have been very hard hit. we should fix that in this bill. americans that pay taxes and expect when they have catastrophic disasters for to us step up, i think that's a good expectation and i think it's a very fair expectation. mr. president, when this country went to war over a decade ago, we didn't pay for the $1.4 billion that it took to secure this nation from an outside threat. sometimes threats come right to our front door. and we've got to be will
but it's not just hurricane sandy. we've had a record number last year of disasters around the country. so yes, there's some money in this bill for other disasters, and if we have to increase or decrease that sum to accommodate some of the interest of the members, we're going to have to do so. to get help not only to the northeast but to other areas of the country as well. senators from north dakota that experienced terrible flooding, we were a little bit short on sending money to them, perhaps...
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Dec 28, 2012
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president, when hurricane sandy struck, hundreds -- when hurricane sandy struck the northeast, hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people were without power. we all saw the video footage, we saw the terrible trauma and people are still trying to dig out from underneath the debris of hurricane sandy. during that period of time, hundreds of workers drove up from the south wanting to help. these workers were nonunionized and they were turned away. this was a sad day for our country that nonunion workers were not allowed to participate in the cleanup and were asked to join a union before they would be accepted as workers. i think it's a mistake to politicize things like this, particularly at a time of an emergency. so what i've asked for and what my amendment would do would be to allow an exemption to davis-bacon. davis-bacon is a federal law that requires that we not have competitive bidding on federal projects. what happens is, on federal projects the wages are fixed at a union scale wage, and there is not a competitive bidding for wages. so what i've asked is that we suspend that a
president, when hurricane sandy struck, hundreds -- when hurricane sandy struck the northeast, hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people were without power. we all saw the video footage, we saw the terrible trauma and people are still trying to dig out from underneath the debris of hurricane sandy. during that period of time, hundreds of workers drove up from the south wanting to help. these workers were nonunionized and they were turned away. this was a sad day for our country that...
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Dec 17, 2012
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sandy was a devastating storm. eight million people without power, over 100 deaths, including seven in the state of maryland. maryland was hit hard, not as hard as new jersey or new york, and our prayers go out to all the communities that have been affected. but maryland was hit pretty hard. we had sustained winds for hour after hour after hour after hour. we had rainfall records -- nine inches. we had storm surges of seven-feet waves. we had flooding on the eastern shore of maryland. we had a storm in the western part of our state that dumped -- dropped 30 inches of wet snow. so we suffered from the -- the flooding on the eastern shore and the storms in western maryland. many of the communities were people who live below poverty are elderly. senator mikulski was just on the floor and talked about the circumstances in the city of crisfield n. that city. in that city, 32% of the population live blo live below e poverty level. 71% sustained water damage. waterman, which is one of the major industries for that communi
sandy was a devastating storm. eight million people without power, over 100 deaths, including seven in the state of maryland. maryland was hit hard, not as hard as new jersey or new york, and our prayers go out to all the communities that have been affected. but maryland was hit pretty hard. we had sustained winds for hour after hour after hour after hour. we had rainfall records -- nine inches. we had storm surges of seven-feet waves. we had flooding on the eastern shore of maryland. we had a...
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Dec 19, 2012
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, superstorm sandy. it was the largest atlantic hurricane on record, claiming more than 100 lives and the second costliest. the cleanup in my home state of rhode island and across the east coast, i nomos agonizingly in new york and new jersey, is still under way. this week in the senate, we're working to approve a $60 billion aid package which will help restore that damage. let me step aside of my climate remarks and just speak for one minute to that, because as we consider the supplemental appropriations bill, long-term mitigation must be part of this discussion. we shouldn't replace and rebuild what was damaged just as it was. we need to replace and rebuild smarter. sandy is a preview of what is to come. infrastructure that failed or flooded should be replaced to higher standards. at-risk roads, waste water treatment plants and other utilities need to be relocated to safer places. if disaster strikes, as it has, and we don't plan ahead, as we're being urged not to, we will squander federal dollars. a 2
, superstorm sandy. it was the largest atlantic hurricane on record, claiming more than 100 lives and the second costliest. the cleanup in my home state of rhode island and across the east coast, i nomos agonizingly in new york and new jersey, is still under way. this week in the senate, we're working to approve a $60 billion aid package which will help restore that damage. let me step aside of my climate remarks and just speak for one minute to that, because as we consider the supplemental...
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Dec 18, 2012
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the firehouse in sandy hook was where parents went to find out if their children were okay. the way they found out was that their children appeared or they didn't, and after a while, some of the children came, some were reunited with their parents there or at the school, and their parents took them home, and others did not. i will live forever with the sights and sounds of those parents as they emerged from the firehouse. the cries and sobbing, the cries of grief and anguish, the look on those faces. the murder -- murderer blasted his sayway no the elementary school in sandy hook armed with a bushmaster a return 15, a 10-millimeter gridlock missile and a 9-millimeter and a multiple magazines filled with ten, 15, 30 rounds, hundreds of rounds that he used in an execution-style massacre. wayne carver, who is the state medical examiner for connecticut, has been in that job for more than 30 years. he has seen it all. but he has said he's seen nothing like this ever. 20 small bodies ripped apart, executed, en masse. so there's no question that evil came to newtown, as governor mo
the firehouse in sandy hook was where parents went to find out if their children were okay. the way they found out was that their children appeared or they didn't, and after a while, some of the children came, some were reunited with their parents there or at the school, and their parents took them home, and others did not. i will live forever with the sights and sounds of those parents as they emerged from the firehouse. the cries and sobbing, the cries of grief and anguish, the look on those...
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as sandy approached, pedro was very smart. he got his family and his children out. he got them to higher ground, to a safer place. unfortunately, he stayed, and the brutal winds hit his home and his community so hard, winds of unbelievable force, it blew his roof off, it collapsed the structure of his house, flood waters flowed in. with the rising water, he literally felt his life was at risk. he called his wife and kids to say goodbye. but he was a strong man and he endured. he actually was able to fight the storm waters and swam to safety to a neighbor's house. now, you'd think that was going to be the worst for pedro and his family but it's not. it's actually not. his house was completely destroyed. but as he's begun his efforts to rebuild, he's found roadblock after roadblock, challenge after challenge, and difficulty in that small effort of beginning to rebuild. he called his insurance company. his insurance is capped at half of the value of his home. he called fema. fema offered him $2,800. now, this is a man any of us would be proud to call our own son. he li
as sandy approached, pedro was very smart. he got his family and his children out. he got them to higher ground, to a safer place. unfortunately, he stayed, and the brutal winds hit his home and his community so hard, winds of unbelievable force, it blew his roof off, it collapsed the structure of his house, flood waters flowed in. with the rising water, he literally felt his life was at risk. he called his wife and kids to say goodbye. but he was a strong man and he endured. he actually was...
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the vehicles identified will then be used to replace those damaged by hurricane sandy that are used by the f.b.i., d.e.a., a.t.f., i.c.e. and the secret service. the amendment limits the funding provided for these vehicle purchases until a report is produced to congress identifying the vehicle relocations. i think it's a very good government amendment and one that actually achieves the goal of replacing operational vehicles used by federal law enforcement actually faster than in the underlying bill. since we are told this funding is absolutely necessary for these agencies, so necessary as to warrant emergency funding that is not offset with spending reductions, this amendment actually improves the bill by getting vehicles to law enforcement immediately. now, the agencies who will likely oppose this will argue that this is unnecessary and that we should just write a check for the new cars. well, that's very -- that's a very ridiculous position to take. if this is an emergency, as we have been told, and, you know, you see the damage on television all the time so you know there is a purpo
the vehicles identified will then be used to replace those damaged by hurricane sandy that are used by the f.b.i., d.e.a., a.t.f., i.c.e. and the secret service. the amendment limits the funding provided for these vehicle purchases until a report is produced to congress identifying the vehicle relocations. i think it's a very good government amendment and one that actually achieves the goal of replacing operational vehicles used by federal law enforcement actually faster than in the underlying...
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not really an emergency, but for the emergency, i don't hear anybody wanting money for sandy any different than any other emergency, and i hope nobody is saying that sandy ought to be treated differently than an earthquake in california or a hurricane in the south or tornadoes in the midwest or droughts wherever they might happen. and i haven't surmised that's what they're trying to do. if they are, they hadn't shouldn't say that sandy ought to be treated differently than a different disaster because generally a disaster is a disaster, whether it's earthquake, hurricane, tornado, or sandy. so the money's going to be there and will be there on time. and you don't know exactly one month after a disaster exactly how much money is needed. in fact, they asked from the governors of those states for $80 billion. the president sent up $64 billion. some people in our area of expertise on this in our caucus have said there are certain things that aren't authorized, so that shouldn't be expended and then i point out about some vehicles that can't be purchased right now to do the good that they're sup
not really an emergency, but for the emergency, i don't hear anybody wanting money for sandy any different than any other emergency, and i hope nobody is saying that sandy ought to be treated differently than an earthquake in california or a hurricane in the south or tornadoes in the midwest or droughts wherever they might happen. and i haven't surmised that's what they're trying to do. if they are, they hadn't shouldn't say that sandy ought to be treated differently than a different disaster...
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and as we learned given that sandy, super storm sandy kourbgd just a few -- occurred just a few days close to the election, contingency plans for voting in the event of natural or other disaster that compels the delay of an election. these are the big areas mentioned in this fast voting act making it easier to register, making it easy to vote early, make it go easier to vote absentee, shortening lines, better preparing for catastrophes, making it easier for americans to exercise their right to tote. this is a good -- their right to vote. this is a good one. and i think i'm working with a host of civil rights and voter protection groups. it encourages states and localities to find new, creative and local solutions that other states can learn from. mr. president, as you know, in my service prior to coming to this body, i was a county executive and long active with naco, the national association of counties. counties have different roles in different states thr-fplt's mor- there's more than 3,000 counties spread across our 50 states but in most states they are responsible in part for ad
and as we learned given that sandy, super storm sandy kourbgd just a few -- occurred just a few days close to the election, contingency plans for voting in the event of natural or other disaster that compels the delay of an election. these are the big areas mentioned in this fast voting act making it easier to register, making it easy to vote early, make it go easier to vote absentee, shortening lines, better preparing for catastrophes, making it easier for americans to exercise their right to...
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senator from new jersey been a very important and passionate argument about the effects of hurricane sandy. in pennsylvania we had significant damage, but exclusively almost entirely from wind damage. millions lost power, but the damage was incomparable to the damage compounded by the water damage done along the shore. i'm looking forward to see the supplemental well-crafted and i hope properly outside because we also have a fiscal crisis of enormous magnitude. necessary spending to address emergencies is very real. it's really important at the outset. thank you, mr. chairman. >> i would like to thank secretary donovan for his testimony and for being here with us today. the financial stability of the fha is an issue the committee does not take lightly and we will continue this dialogue to take action where necessary to protect taxpayers. we appreciate your testimony, mr. secretary. this hearing is adjourned. >> thank you, mr. chairman. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the supreme court will
senator from new jersey been a very important and passionate argument about the effects of hurricane sandy. in pennsylvania we had significant damage, but exclusively almost entirely from wind damage. millions lost power, but the damage was incomparable to the damage compounded by the water damage done along the shore. i'm looking forward to see the supplemental well-crafted and i hope properly outside because we also have a fiscal crisis of enormous magnitude. necessary spending to address...
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there was a bill introduced by the ranking member of the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin, that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it but he couldn't kill it. and then we moved to albany b, b, -- plan b, the debacle of all debacles. it's the mother of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among republicans, it was so absurd, he meaning the speaker. so it's very clear now, mr. president, that the speaker's number-one goal is to get elected speaker on january 3. the house is not even here. he's told me he will give them two days to get back here, 48 hours. not two days. 48 hours. they don't even have enough of the leadership here to meet to talk about it. they have done it with conference calls. people are spread all over this country because the speaker basically is waiting for january 3. now, the president campaigned on raising taxes on people making more than $250,000 a year. the bush-era tax cuts will expire at the end of this year. obama was elected with a surplus of abo
there was a bill introduced by the ranking member of the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin, that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it but he couldn't kill it. and then we moved to albany b, b, -- plan b, the debacle of all debacles. it's the mother of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among republicans, it was so absurd, he meaning the speaker. so it's very clear now, mr....
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the president just sent us a 73-page report detailing how $60 billion in sandy funds would be spent. don't you think you could put together a list of spending cuts that at least, at least includes robosquirrel? we're still waiting. why? because for democrats, apparently, every dollar in federal spending is sacred. once secured, it can't be cut. that's why we have got trillion-dollar deficits. the truth is until the president gets specific about cuts, nobody should trust democrats to put a dime in new revenue toward real deficit reduction or to stop their shakedown of the taxpayers at the top 2%. as one liberal lawmaker put it last week, that's just the beginning. when it comes to deficit deals, the taxpayers need to trust but verify. on cuts, that means specifics. and, mr. president, on an entirely different subject, as we enter the final weeks of the 112th congress, one of the toughest tasks for me is saying goodbye to colleagues who won't be with us at the start of the next congress. so i'd like to kick it off this morning by spending just a few minutes bragging on my long-time fri
the president just sent us a 73-page report detailing how $60 billion in sandy funds would be spent. don't you think you could put together a list of spending cuts that at least, at least includes robosquirrel? we're still waiting. why? because for democrats, apparently, every dollar in federal spending is sacred. once secured, it can't be cut. that's why we have got trillion-dollar deficits. the truth is until the president gets specific about cuts, nobody should trust democrats to put a dime...